Friends always ask me where we go and what we do at night and are not excited by my answer. It’s what we appropriately call “Movie Night.” This is when one or the other picks out a movie to rent at home, we have a show time that our movie will start, gather the babies on the sofa in a blanket with all the lights off and scented candles burning and enjoy an hour and a half of escapism and relaxation together at home(…and of course there must be snacks!) Movie nights at home are an “event” for us.
When friends ask us how we stay home so many nights and why we don’t go out more often the answer is always the same…”going out is like taking sand to the beach!” I have what I want at home. We love being home and we love our planned movie nights. I plan on blogging about the movies we come across that are worth seeing every Friday morning in case if you missed it at the theater!
I had never planned on seeing this film…at the theater or from my sofa. Marilyn is often portrayed as simple and one faceted. I didn’t have time for yet another thing Marilyn, yet in the door he walks with our movie for the night…and he thought I’d be happy with “My Week With Marilyn” which had come out earlier this year.
I pretended to be content with his movie selection, and after dinner we gathered with the babies on the sofa and began the film.
I totally was not expecting a wonderful movie, but it touched our hearts, it had lovely scenery and Michelle Williams acting and appearance was stunning. She was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Actress for this film.
Usually, whenever anyone is trying to portray Marilyn, a lot of red lipstick is used, as a lot of obvious eye contour as well, however in this film, the makeup artistry was amazingly natural looking.
We walked away from the film feeling we understood Marilyn Monroe a lot better than before, and were extremely impressed with Michelle Williams as well as the entire cast. This movie will stay with you.
This is a MUST-RENT !!
September 21, 2013
–SDS
